Volunteers are Community Ambassadors

New Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities

Most of our regular shifts are Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm. You may be involved in helping with any of the following activities:

Preparing food orders
Unloading deliveries
Sorting and packaging food
Shopping with Neighbours
Delivering groceries
Assisting in the kitchen

After hours, many volunteers participate in fundraising and community events.

Orientation

We are hosting our November volunteer orientation on Friday, November 10th at 11 am. If you’re interested in joining us, RSVP here!

Current Volunteers

Recipes For Change

Parkdale Food Centre’s unique group volunteer workshop brings people together to prepare a meal while considering their own roles in the larger food system. Interactive, thought-provoking, and empowering: participants build skills, knowledge, and connection by preparing a delicious meal from scratch together and participating in facilitated discussions on food issues and how we can take on an active role in reframing food charity paradigms using social justice strategies.

These paid workshops can be held either in-person or virtually and are tailored to each group based on their needs and desired outcomes.

For more information, please email Chef Anna at anna@parkdalefoodcentre.org or complete the Google Form.

Welcome, Friend

Collectively, we share the belief that:

Food is a basic human right, and is fundamental to physical, mental, and emotional health.
Everyone, regardless of their economic means, age, gender, abilities, or ethnicity, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
A physically and emotionally safe environment is key to building strong communities.
Positive social change happens one person at a time.
Partnerships create strong communities.
It is our responsibility to challenge inequalities and raise awareness.
Creativity and innovation are to be encouraged and embraced.
Engaged staff and volunteers are vital to our success
Being a leader, and encouraging leadership in others, will create momentum and growth.

Host an Event or Fundraiser

Parkdale Food Centre only gets a small amount of funding from the City of Ottawa. To be able to share healthy food, warm meals, and support to all Neighbours, we love collaboration and support from people just like you and organizations just like yours.

One of the best ways to help is to organize an event on our behalf. This not only raises support but also raises awareness of food security needs in Ottawa.

Food Drives: If you would like to organize an event or fundraiser, please contact Sarah Philips at sarah@parkdalefoodcentre.org
Fundraisers: If you are interested in hosting a fundraiser for us, please contact Meredith Kerr at meredith@parkdalefoodcentre.org
Download our guide (PDF) for running an event, including PFC logos.
Download our events brochure (PDF).
Download our movie media toolkit (PDF) about our short film titled Sitting At The Table—A Human Right To Food.